Streetlight

After almost three years covering economic inequality, BigIfTrue.org has changed its name to Streetlight.

Some communities are expanding their cooling center networks, while places like Oklahoma City don’t have one streetlightnews.org/cooling-center…

Thorough reporting from @MollieEBryant in @Streetlight featuring NHLP’s @mctleung on a proposed @HUD rule that aims to level the playing field for public housing by expanding access to people with experience in the criminal legal system. streetlightnews.org/housing-assist…

Older Americans are experiencing homelessness at higher rates, but most shelters and housing programs are not prepared to meet their needs. tinyurl.com/4tnxwpz4

Homelessness affects older adults in profound ways, yet their stories often remain untold. @justiceinaging This insightful article sheds light on how homelessness is affecting more older adults, especially those with mobility or sensory impairments. streetlightnews.org/homelessness-o…

Homelessness affects older adults in profound ways, yet their stories often remain untold. This insightful article sheds light on how homelessness is affecting more older adults, especially those with mobility or sensory impairments. streetlightnews.org/homelessness-o…

The number of homeless older adults nationwide is expected to triple by 2030 but “most communities have few shelter and housing programs tailored to older adults, who tend to have more complex needs and less ease navigating shelter and health care systems” streetlightnews.org/homelessness-o…

“Our social safety net is not able to keep up because of the new instances of homelessness every week across the country," says the Alliance's Mary Frances Kenion. “Preventing homelessness & addressing it quickly is the road we want communities to take.” buff.ly/3wfpLWr

A timely, thorough look at older adult #homelessness in a new article by @MollieEBryant in @streetlightorg - thank you for your coverage of this critical community challenge in so many cities including San Diego. streetlightnews.org/homelessness-o…

“It was like keeping a foot in the door of a world that you are not a part of at the time.” Pell Grant-funded education programs allow individuals such as Cody Zimmer to make connections while incarcerated that bridge them to the world beyond prison walls. streetlightnews.org/pell-grants-pr…

Check out this in-depth look at growing #eviction and #domesticviolence cases, featuring conversations with LSC President @ron_flagg and four legal aid organizations. streetlightnews.org/legal-aid-case…

“It’s kind of like death by a thousand cuts… All of those little things do wind up adding up, and it really hurts people’s ability to plan.”   By @streetlightorg’s @MollieEBryant streetlightnews.org/rental-fees-ev…

Working to end homelessness isn't controversial—but where things like shelters exist can divide communities. streetlightnews.org/norman-homeles…

Some landlords are charging renters extra fees that can add $100 or more to monthly rent payments. In the Atlanta metro, fees don't always translate to better housing quality, the @ajc reports: ajc.com/news/investiga…

"After a wind storm swept through the state and knocked out power for over 200,000 utility customers, Oklahomans began asking why the governor had not issued a state of emergency. The short answer is this: He's not in Oklahoma." oklahoman.com/story/news/pol…

“Since the pandemic, about 180 local and state governments have developed or strengthened eviction diversion programs.” By @MollieEBryant nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Cities and counties nationwide have revived youth curfews over the past year. For young people experiencing homelessness, these measures can have a “domino effect,” @MollieEBryant reports for @streetlightorg: streetlightnews.org/how-curfews-af…

@BmoreDefenders @jennylynegan "[T]here is always a moral panic, and every generation has headlines that say, ‘Youth today are more violent,’ and it’s simply not true.” streetlightnews.org/how-curfews-af…